Biodiversity loss could be making us sick – here’s why

Aug 10, 2020

An undated file picture taken with electronic microscope shows EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) in Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Brunswick. German health authorities on May 25, 2011 have warned consumers to be careful with raw salad vegetables, especially those originating from northern Germany, after reporting about 140 cases and at least four deaths. REUTERS/Manfred Rohde/Helmholtz-Zentrum fÃ¼r Infektionsforschung (HZI) (GERMANY - Tags: SCI TECH HEALTH) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - BM2E75Q0S0Y01

Microbes are essential in a healthy ecosystem and a healthy immune system. Image: Reuters/Manfred Rohde/Helmholtz-Zentrum

Jake Robinson

PhD Researcher, Department of Landscape, University of Sheffield

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